The judicial commission that probed all aspects of slain gangster Vikas Dubey's rise and fall, has endorsed the findings of the Special Investigation Team (SIT)
A year after the Bikru massacre in which 8 police personnel were allegedly shot dead by Vikas Dubey and his men in July 2020, the incident is now turning into fodder for Brahmin politics in UP
The UP government has suspended Anant Dev who was Senior Superintendent of Police Kanpur during an operation against gangster Vikas Dubey at Bikru village in July in which 8 policemen were killed
Supreme Court dismissed a plea questioning setting up of a three-member judicial commission led by former apex court judge Justice B S Chauhan to inquire into the encounter of gangster Vikas Dubey
A fresh plea was filed in the Supreme Court seeks removal of former apex court judge Justice B S Chauhan as the Chairman along with two other members from the inquiry commission
Uttar Pradesh government handed over to the Income Tax Department and the Enforcement Directorate a case of alleged ill-gotten assets acquired by Jai Kant Bajpai, an aide of slain gangster Vikas Dubey
A bench headed by Chief Justice S A Bobde also told the Uttar Pradesh police not to resort to further encounters to eliminate dreaded gangsters in the state
The Uttar Prdaesh govt informed the Supreme Court that former apex court judge Justice (Retd) B S Chauhan has given his consent to be a part of the committee set up for inquiry
On July 14, the top court had said it may consider appointing a committee headed by a former judge to inquire into the encounters of Dubey and his associates
Dubey could not be arrested for five good days, though he travelled 1,200 km in a car that too during the Covid lockdown when many inter-state borders are sealed
